Sorry about the poor photo, folks, but I’ve been messing around with new technology, and that’s always a dangerous thing!
When I was about 14, I went through a phase where, once a week, I’d make some kind of homemade pudding, usually chocolate. Personally, I think the skin that forms on top is the best part! We never made pudding from a box, and the whole instant pudding thing fascinated me – until I tasted it.
If you’ve never made pudding from scratch, you should give it a try. The depth of flavor and creamy texture make the commercial stuff pale in comparison. Just one bit of advice: don’t use nonfat milk (low fat is OK); I find that the pudding just doesn’t set up quite right.
As has been my wont lately, I completely forgot to add the vanilla extract to this, and it still tasted good. I got distracted (by my two sous chefs), the pudding boiled, so the texture was off, and I STILL found myself licking the pot. Bottom line: homemade pudding is the way to go, and I’m looking forward to the butterscotch pudding recipe in the book.
Thanks to Melissa from Its Melissas Kitchen for this week’s pick. You can find the recipe on her blog, or on page 383 ofBaking: From My Home to Yours
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Glad you liked it! Homemade pudding is wonderful!
lol, licking the pot. Yeah, I’ve been there too. In fact that’s always where I am…good job!
i love homemade pudding (but no skin for me)! did you ever make a homemade pistachio? i’m looking for a good recipe.
I too am a skin girl…good stuff. I am with you on the instant stuff. Yuck.
That looks delicious…I’ve got to try that butterscotch recipe too.
Looks lovely and so does that mango lassi.
I’ve always hated instant pudding, so Dorie’s recipe was a revelation. Love the martini glass!
The red background somehow makes your pudding look even more decadent, if that’s possible. Great job!
I’m a homemade pudding convert now, I can’t imagine eating boxed again.
Your two little sous chefs are too cute!
Love the presentation! The red is as rich and velvety as your pudding looks!
love the martini glass. even though i eat my jello pudding cups all the i love homemade pudding.
im interested in that pistachio recipe too….
It looks beautiful in that glass! Yum!
Of course homemade pudding is the way to go! I like the presentation in the Martini glass.
yum, looks delicious in the martini glass! i’m looking forward to the butterscotch, too 🙂
Really pretty! I like the red background!
I saw that martini glass and was sure there was liquor in this variation;) great job!
Looks delicious! Great job.
I like how pretty and refined that pudding looks in the martini glass!
my dad is anxious for the butterscotch too…but your chocolate looks great!
Homemade pudding rocks! Love the martini glass, great job!
Love the pudding in the martini glass! Great job!
Your photo looks fine to me… I keep wondering what it is about the skin.
Oooh, how lucky you were to have the insight about home-made pudding at such a young age. This was my first.
I think your pudding looks terrific 🙂
Looks fabulous! I really like the red background.
Cute martini glass….never made homemade pudding before….
looks delicious! it was rich, wasn’t it? i used all whole milk as the recipe suggested – next time I’ll definitely use at least half 2%. 🙂
Nice presentation in the martini glass!
Not a skin kind of girl myself, but I’m definitely going to make this again. Beautiful!
WOW! I really like your picture and I agree, box stuff is history. Your puddy looks great. I look forward to your post next week!
I sent the last of my pudding cups home with guests this afternoon, some of whom sadly weren’t aware you could make pudding without a box?!? They loved Dorie’s version though; glad you did too!
your pudding looks so decadent! funny how some people prefer the ‘skin’ and others avoid it 🙂